Poplar Farm Holiday park is in Acaster Malbis and stands on the banks of the River. Again we walked in beautiful afternoon sunshine.
I was eager to try out the new Drive away awning - advertised as very easy to erect I managed to complete the task in about 40 minutes - not bad for a first time awning erector! Now those of you that are seasoned campers will probably think that 40 minutes is an awfully long time to take for this task. However, you must remember I am a City girl and I gave up camping (or did it give me up)? when I was 16 and I am still a bit of 'girl'! Anyway I was very proud of my achievements and also very glad that Reimo did not break any advertising standards by promoting this awning as the 'Easy Tour 2'
Larger than expected it gives me loads more space and means I can leave chairs/table/stove out between uses without packing everything away in Heidi - I can also, of course, drive away in the Van and leave the awning 'in situ' - great stuff!
Acaster Malbis is 5 miles south of York and has several claims to fame!
The Latin word for a camp is castra indicating that the Roman army may once have been based here. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Acastre. The Malbis is derived from the Norman Malbysse or De Malebys family. Malbis was a Norman personal name that in French means "very swarthy".
So a Roman Norman village with a dark French past!
In 1848 the village population was 322 - it was only 538 in the 2001 Census. With no shops and only a few houses, two Churches and The Ship Inn - one of the oldest building - 17th Century. Its current owners report many 'ghostly' incidents. The Inn also features in a book by Barbara Whitehead - 'The Girl with the Red Suspenders' ........ What a claim to fame!
I was hoping to stay a second night but remembered that I had a meeting on Monday morning, so having put the awning back in its carry case (another proud moment) Heidi and I returned home.
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